1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Innovation often follows a familiar cycle: rapid expansion, followed by consolidation.&amp;nbsp;Federal agencies are experiencing this firsthand as AI tools and models proliferate across their environments.&amp;nbsp; This week on Feds&amp;nbsp;At&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Edge,&amp;nbsp;technology leaders explore&amp;nbsp;the challenge of rapid innovation and how agencies can regain control before the chaos of disorganized, duplicate data and tool sprawl compromises their missions.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Jim Smid, Federal Solutions Architect, Palo Alto Networks, explains how observability now extends beyond servers and IoT devices to include AI models, tools, and their interactions with agency data.&amp;nbsp;Jessica Souder,&amp;nbsp;AIRS Specialist / Director, Public Sector, Palo Alto Networks, emphasizes that agencies should carefully evaluate new AI tools,&amp;nbsp;validating&amp;nbsp;them in controlled&amp;nbsp;environments,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;establishing&amp;nbsp;governance before deployment.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Tune in on your favorite&amp;nbsp;podcast platform&amp;nbsp;to hear why our panel of experts agree&amp;nbsp;that any AI deployment should focus on the&amp;nbsp;agency&amp;nbsp;mission, valid data, and that all projects should&amp;nbsp;commence&amp;nbsp;with visibility.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Feds At The Edge by FedInsider http://fedinsider.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41494570/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/41494570